Mato

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A hard, round seed of any one of several leguminous plants, used by children for playing marbles; especially, a seed of Guilandina Crista, G. major, Ormosia monosperma, or Stizolobium urens, or one of the plants itself. They are usually distinguished from each other, as mato azul, mato amarillo, etc.
  • noun. A game of marbles played with these seeds.
  • Word Usage
    "In fact, the proposal to get the peace process going was an Acholi reconciliation process known as mato oput, proposed by the area leaders."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Mankato  Novato  Prato  Sato  Scotto  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Amado  GH  auia  cite  dano  
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    NATO